Posted December 31, 20213 yr Since the year 2022 is upon us, let’s take time to reflect on the 36 UK number one singles from 2012… aka 10 years ago. These are the UK number one singles of 2012 in chronological order: 1. Coldplay - Paradise 2. Flo Rida - Good Feeling 3. Jessie J - Domino 4. Cover Drive - Twilight 5. David Guetta ft. Sia - Titanium 6. Gotye ft. Kimbra - Somebody That I Used To Know 7. DJ Fresh ft. Rita Ora - Hot Right Now 8. Katy Perry - Part Of Me 9. Chris Brown - Turn Up The Music 10. Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe 11. Tulisa - Young 12. Rita Ora ft. Tinie Tempah - R.I.P. 13. fun. ft. Janelle Monaé - We Are Young 14. Rudimental ft. John Newman - Feel The Love 15. Gary Barlow and the Commonwealth Band ft. The Military Wives - Sing 16. Cheryl - Call My Name 17. Maroon 5 ft. Wiz Khalifa - Payphone 18. will.i.am ft. Eva Simons - This Is Love 19. Florence + The Machine - Spectrum (Say My Name) 20. Wiley ft. Ms D - Heatwave 21. Rita Ora - How We Do (Party) 22. Sam and the Womp - Bom Bom 23. Little Mix - Wings 24. Ne-Yo - Let Me Love You (Until You Learn To Love Yourself) 25. The Script ft. will.i.am - Hall Of Fame 26. PSY - Gangnam Style 27. Rihanna - Diamonds 28. Swedish House Mafia ft. John Martin - Don’t You Worry Child 29. Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch - Sweet Nothing 30. Labrinth ft. Emeli Sandé - Beneath Your Beautiful 31. Robbie Williams - Candy 32. One Direction - Little Things 33. Olly Murs ft. Flo Rida - Troublemaker 34. Gabrielle Aplin - The Power Of Love 35. James Arthur - Impossible 36. The Justice Collective - He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother Facts: 1. “Somebody That I Used To Know” was the longest-running number one single of 2012 (5 weeks), and was also the biggest-sellling single of the year. 2. Rita Ora scored the most number one singles of the year, with 3 (“Hot Right Now”, “R.I.P.” and “How We Do (Party)”). 3. “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Brother” was the Christmas number one single of 2012. 4. 2012 had the second-highest number of number one singles of the 2010s, with 36. 2014 had more with 38.
December 31, 20213 yr I definitely feel like the optimal number of #1s in a year is somewhere between this and the 12 we’ve had this year!
December 31, 20213 yr Yeh a lot of unrememorable songs got to No1 back then but the turnover is too slow still now, 20 would be perfect!
January 3, 20223 yr I definitely feel like the optimal number of #1s in a year is somewhere between this and the 12 we’ve had this year! 17
January 3, 20223 yr Yeah when the #1 is turning over at a rate of per fortnight or more you do end up with some dumb forgettable #1s but it has equally been very slow over the past few years due mostly to streaming becoming the dominant form of consumption. Ideally i'd say between 20-25 per year is a nice middle ground.
January 3, 20223 yr unironically a far better time for the chart, yeah, some of these are unmemorable (not Twilight though, that was really something different and fun, I'm thinking more the random late career Ne-Yo and Cheryl songs that even their fans would probably say are far from their best) but it's a lot healthier when there's a fast turnover that reflects just how much new music comes out in a year. 2012 was a good year that aside, there were all-time classics like Gotye and Swedish House Mafia and even a timely meme song could get a look in with Gangnam Style, along with some B-tier music artists also getting their day at the top.
January 3, 20223 yr I see much better songs from a time when the charts hadn't been infected by TikTok yet.
January 3, 20223 yr Rita Ora getting 3 No.1s in a year. Love to see it!! So few names who are still managing to churn out hits 10 years later. 36 is a lot of No.1s in a year. I agree around 20ish is a good number.
January 3, 20223 yr I see much better songs from a time when the charts hadn't been infected by TikTok yet. A lot of these hits were YouTube viral hits though..... Which was a similar phenomenen
January 3, 20223 yr I see much better songs from a time when the charts hadn't been infected by TikTok yet. A lot of these hits were YouTube viral hits though..... Which was a similar phenomenen
January 3, 20223 yr A lot of these hits were YouTube viral hits though..... Which was a similar phenomenen This is nowhere near a plausible comparison.
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